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The Mystery of Orcival · Character

Goulard

A police officer assisting Lecoq.

minor

First appearance: ii

Goulard shows up with force in XXIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Policeman sent by Judge Domini to investigate Guespin at the Vulcan's Forges; reports that Guespin was seen buying tools there.
In the storyXXIIIOpen this moment free

Goulard first appears in 0001 ii.

In XXIII: Policeman sent by Judge Domini to investigate Guespin at the Vulcan's Forges; reports that Guespin was seen buying tools there.

Later, in XXV: Summoned by Lecoq to escort Jenny to Corbeil with the evidence.

See Goulard in XXIIIBook page

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MLM. LecoqMPM. PlantatGUGuespinDGDr. GendronMAM. Antoine Dom…GOGoulard

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  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Sauvresy's psychological peak occurs as he fully grasps the betrayal by his wife Bertha and his best friend He…

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See Goulard in ii
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